'Hyperbaric' definitions:
Definition of 'Hyperbaric'
From: GCIDE
- Hyperbaric \Hy`per*bar"ic\, a. [hyper- + baric.]
- 1. of, pertaining to, or using a pressure that is greater than normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the bends. [PJC]
- 2. of, pertaining to, or using an oxygen pressure that is greater than that at normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric tent to provide additional oxygen to patients with breathing difficulty. [PJC]